To elaborate, it would be cool if we could toggle off elemental fx on weapons or at least toggle it off for affixes either innate or applied via infusion.
This means that elemental fx could still be visible but only for cases like elemental oil application or rune use (elemental damage bonus & elemental specials/ throws)
Bottom line is that some elemental FX are too distracting or (subjectively) ugly to see on all times over a weapon’s vanilla look.
For instance, the Icebreaker greatsword which is only obtained via loot drops is pretty dope looking. Little did I know that infusing it with a cold damage gem would make it grow cold crystals for an elemental fx, ruining it’s awesome appearance permanently.
I believe this as a graphics option toggle is a better compromise rather than allowing for recovery of gems/runes without destroying a weapon.